King James Bible
"If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him."
Jesus addresses the disciples' incomplete understanding of his identity, asserting that truly knowing him equals knowing God the Father. This claim of divine unity would have been radical to Jewish monotheistic thought, establishing that Jesus is the perfect revelation of God's nature. Jesus marks a turning point—despite their past confusion, the disciples now possess true knowledge of the Father through their relationship with Christ. This present-tense declaration transforms their previous ignorance into current understanding. The invisible God becomes visible through Jesus, making the incarnation the ultimate theophany. This stunning statement means the disciples have literally looked upon God in human form, fulfilling what no Old Testament figure could claim.